1993Journal of Global MarketingRequires access

Barriers to Entry in International Markets

Fahri Karakaya

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This study examines the relative importance of five market entry barriers in international consumer markets and compares them for early and late market entry situations. Decisions of executives from 87 companies marketing their productsin international markets were modeled using multiple regression analysis. The results show there are significant differences in the importance of barriers to market entry. However, the importance of barriers is about the same for early and late market entry decisions.

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This study examines the relative importance of five market entry barriers in international consumer markets and compares them for early and late market entry situations. Decisions of executives from 87 companies marketing their productsin international markets were modeled using multiple regression analysis. The results show there are significant differences in the importance of barriers to market entry. However, the importance of barriers is about the same for early and late market entry decisions.

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This study examines the relative importance of five market entry barriers in international consumer markets and compares them for early and late market entry situations. Decisions of executives from 87 companies marketing their productsin international markets were modeled using multiple regression analysis. The results show there are significant differences in the importance of barriers to market entry. However, the importance of barriers is about the same for early and late market entry decisions.

Key concepts: Business, Industrial organization, International trade, Economics, International economics, Marketing

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